Operation
Tires and wheels
DOT (Department of Transportation)
Tire type code
A tire branding symbol 1 (୴ page 318)
which denotes the tire meets require-
ments of the U.S. Department of Transpor-
tation.
The code 4 (୴ page 318) may, at the
option of the manufacturer, be used as a
descriptive code for identifying significant
characteristics of the tire.
Manufacturer’s identification mark
Date of manufacture
The manufacturer’s identification mark 2 The date of manufacture 5 (୴ page 318)
(
manufacturer.
୴ page 318) denotes the tire
identifies the week and year of manufac-
ture.
1
2
3
4
DOT
Manufacturer’s identification mark
Tire size
Tire type code (at the option of the tire
manufacturer)
Date of manufacture
New tires have a mark with two symbols.
The first two figures identify the week,
starting with “01” to represent the first full
week of the calendar year. The second two
figures represent the year.
Retreaded tires have a mark with four sym-
bols. For more information on retreaded
tires, see (୴ page 291).
5
For example, “3202” represents the 32nd
week of 2002.
i For illustration purposes only. Actual data
on tires are specific to each vehicle and may vary
from data shown in above illustration.
Tire size
The code 3 (୴ page 318) indicates the
tire size.
318
| Categories | Mercedes-Benz Manuals, Mercedes-Benz SL-Class Manuals |
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| Tags | Mercedes-Benz R230, Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG, Mercedes-Benz SL550, Mercedes-Benz SL600, Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG |
| Model Year | 2008 |
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